Images: The biggest winners at Oscars 2012

  [caption id=“attachment_226283” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Jean Dujardin accepts the award for best Actor in a Leading Role during the 84th Academy Awards. NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226293” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Jean Dujardin holds Uggie the dog after “The Artist” won Best Picture during the 84th Academy Awards. NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226296” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Meryl Streep accepts the award for best Actress in a Leading Role during the 84th Academy Awards. She won the award for her performance in The Iron Lady. NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226297” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Michel Hazanavicius accepts the award for best director for The Artist during the 84th Academy Awards. NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226295” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Octavia Spencer accepts the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film The Help during the 84th Academy Awards. NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226308” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Christopher Plummer after accepting the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role during the 84th Academy Awards. He won for his role in The Beginners. NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226309” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Ludovic Bource accepts the award for Music (Original Score) for the film The Artist, during the 84th Academy Awards . NYT”]  [/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_226310” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=": Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash accept the award for best adapted screen play during the 84th Academy Awards. They won for The Descendants. NYT"]  [/caption]